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Robin Roberts shares rare family photo for heartwarming reason

How adorable!

Ahad Sanwari
Ahad Sanwari - New York
Senior WriterNew York
September 17, 2021
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Robin Roberts delighted fans with a new photo she shared on her social media of a rarely seen member of her family.

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The Good Morning America host posted on Instagram a picture of her niece's daughter, Salleigh, as she smiled for the camera with a book in hand.

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Robin revealed that she shared the picture for a heartfelt reason as she explained that her great-niece was inspired by a new book she just read.

In the caption, she wrote, "My niece's little girl Salleigh enjoyed reading @AmandacGorman's new children's book #ChangeSings. Just one way Amanda's been keeping busy since she spoke at the inauguration earlier this year.

"In tonight's @abc2020 special #BraveEnough we get to know more about this talented poet."

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Fans immediately started gushing over the picture of Salleigh, with many simply bombarding the comments with heart emoji after heart emoji.

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Robin revealed that her great-niece enjoyed reading Amanda Gorman's book

One fan commented, "She is ADORABLE," with another echoing the sentiment, saying, "What a beautiful little girl. Can't wait! Love you." A third added, "OMG OMG OMG HOW INCREDIBLY ADORABLE AND POWERFUL."

While Robin has occasionally shared pictures of her family, none make an appearance more than her partner Amber Laign.

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Taking to Instagram recently, the GMA star shared a lovely photo of the pair posing by the pool during their vacation to celebrate her girlfriend's birthday.

In the caption, the 60-year-old revealed just how special Amber was to her, and how her partner had been "overwhelmed" by the vast amount of birthday messages she had received.

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The journalist shared pictures of her partner to wish her a happy birthday

She wrote, "Wishing my sweet Amber a very Happy Birthday! She keeps saying how overwhelmed she is by all the love she’s receiving from family and friends.

"I told her all the love & goodness she gives out every day to so many is being returned to her tenfold. Count my blessings every day to have this incredible soul in my life."

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